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Spanish broker, specializing in sales, marketing and logistics
for do-it-yourself (DIY) hardware chain stores in Spain, was
searching for new suppliers from Europe. One of their first new
business deals was with the Export Dept. of a Slovenian company
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"Ahhhhh, chocolate" from Western Australia received
many new business inquiries from around the world
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A Dutch company found a new supplier from China for all types of
fairground amusement toys, particularly plush toys
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A person responsible for marketing in a company from Beijing,
China comments 'a very good website for us do electronic commerce'
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A
Canadian business services company found new clients for
white paper communication products in France and Ireland
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A
Czech wholesaler of car tires received a reply from a Chinese
company that wishes to supply the products for the Czech market
and established business relations with the company. With the
advertisement, the Czech company also developed business ties
with Durban, South Africa
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A company director from New Delhi in India writes "... this
is very good site and help us to make partners all over the
world and guide us to prepare for all business plans"
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A
Swiss company found a supplier of elegant ladies watches,
including gift boxes, from China
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A
manufacturer of personal conference phone found distributors in
Mexico and Italy, and gained new US market information.
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The Czech manufacturer of air fresheners found a buyer in
Australia through advertising his business opportunity on GBX
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A joint venture in the production of bicycles was formed between
a Czech bicycle company and a Macedonian firm. Co-operation on
marketing activities for all types of bicycles was developed as
a result of the opportunity. Furthermore, the Macedonian
company, through this contact, found a Czech agent for buying
and selling agar, food and industrial equipment
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A Belgium company found new business leads following their
advertising of tailor-made wooden packing
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The London Chamber received new leads for one of its
opportunities "Language Translation"
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A Swedish firm of system insulation packaging machines found a
buyer in India.
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A Canadian mobile software firm in the high-technology cluster
received joint-venture offers from Asia
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:::. "... the World Chambers Network's new “global business
backbone,” an electronic connecting system that provides its
members with everything from a powerful search engine to a way of
appealing to financial partners and investors.
...what a group of websites. Together they mean a whole new
spectrum of on-line services for chambers of commerce around the
world, acknowledging the new business-without-borders reality
that the Internet and free trade have spawned."
P.Sullivan, Globe and Mail
:::. "...companies can access information about markets or possible
joint venture partners. 'It's a recognition of the need to
communicate', Winter said... [J.Winter, President, BC Chamber of
Commerce]. 'Chambers need to be...internationally
focused.'...Through the website, businesses can check to see
whether online stores are registered with their local chamber of
commerce."
"Milton Wong, chairman of HSBC Asset
Management Ltd. and [former] chancellor of Simon Fraser
University, said businesses need to find ways to conduct
international trade effortlessly." Thirty years ago, when you were
doing exporting or importing you needed 27 documents, form manifests
to transportation documents to letters of credit", Wong
said...'Small an medium-size businesses [SMEs] cannot handle all
this paperwork. It's too expensive for them, too slow.' Wong said
the gateway has made it easier for small and medium-sized businesses
to conduct international transactions. 'Big businesses have their
own systems. This is to help [SMEs] come together and have a
common platform and make themselves accessible to the world
through the Web" P. Fong, Vancouver Sun (from two separate articles)
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